Recently want to access my remote ubuntu machine. So i enabled remote access on my ubuntu. Tried to connect to the remote ubuntu machine using Remote Desktop Viewer. It connected very slowly after quite some time. But i was not able to do anything. It was very very slow and it takes ages to do something on the remote machine. The terminal server client works great connecting to windows machines and it is blazing fast. Why remote desktop to ubuntu is very very slow? Is there a way to fix this?

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 asked by Visitor
2 years 9 weeks ago

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  • Or fix a setting in gconf-editor to make it liveable. In terminal, write the command:

    gconf-editor

    Then navigate to: desktop / gnome / remote_access. Enable the "disable_xdamage" setting.

    - Visitor 1 year 10 weeks ago
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    If you have any of the special "cube" effects enabled in your UI, VNC may not work properly.  In my case it didn't work at all.  Try connecting after you disable all the effects and reboot the machine.
     
    Also, you must have a Gnome session going in order to access VNC.  What this means is you have to log in on the actual computer and start a desktop session in order to connect via VNC.  Hope this helps somewhat...

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     answer by Visitor
    2 years 9 weeks ago
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    For faster remote desktop connection in ubuntu - install openssh, freenx server and nxclient. The speed will be amazing fast.
     
    Install openssh
     
    sudo apt-get install ssh
     
    Installing freenx server
     
    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:freenx-team
    sudo apt-get update
    sudo aptitude install freenx
    sudo /usr/lib/nx/nxsetup --install
     
    Installing NXClient
     
    Visit http://www.nomachine.com/download-client-linux.php and download the nxclient for your platform.
    For ubuntu you can download the .deb file, right click on it and install.
     
    Now remote desktop to this machine and enjoy!!

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     answer by Visitor
    2 years 9 weeks ago

  • What program do you install where? Which is for the server and which is for the client? And what do I have to run to connect after that? I tried OpenSSH/FreeNX on the server and then NXClient on the client, ran the NXClient under Applications > Internet > NX Client for Linux > (ran all the programs) and can't seem to get it to work, even though I have Vino working..

    - Visitor 1 year 46 weeks ago

  • Thanks man great post help me a loot

    - Visitor 1 year 50 weeks ago

  • Not sure, it worked on 9.10 i guess. Did you ran the other commands ignoring that error message and check if the freenx server is installed.

    - Visitor 2 years 6 weeks ago

  • sudo add-apt-repository ppa:freenx-team
    This command is not recognised by Ubuntu 9.04. Can anybody give correct command
     

    - Visitor 2 years 6 weeks ago
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    Connect with Terminal Server Client it is much faster... For using terminal server install vnc server to remote computer and install vnc client in your computer. 

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     answer by turshu
    2 years 7 weeks ago
  • Ubuntu is better than most commerical software though. Open Source is always good especially in the realm of Computer Servers and Operating Systems. - Visitor 48 weeks 6 days ago
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    I had the same problem, wanted to control a Ubuntu machine from another with windows and it went so slow it was almost unusable.

    Searching in internet didn't helped.

    I I installed XFCE in the ubuntu machine, just to try the interface, and I've notices that now it works perfectly. I suppose it must be something related to GNOME (since the software used, TightVNC and the Ubuntu Repository VNC sharing desktop).

     

    Just try it

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